Grand Hokkaido Self-Drive Loop
A complete loop from New Chitose, covering Central Hokkaido's flower fields, Shiretoko, the easternmost point of Nemuro, Kushiro, Akan, and Tokachi.
A grand summer itinerary covering Sapporo, Otaru, Biei, Furano, Daisetsuzan, Shiretoko, Nemuro, Kushiro Marsh, and Tokachi, omitting only Hakodate and Northern Hokkaido. Average daily driving is 2–3 hours, changing locations every two to three days with some multi-night stays. Perfect for repeat visitors with plenty of time who enjoy long-distance driving.
Mountain passes like Shiretoko Pass close for winter; doing the full loop is not recommended after October.
每日安排
第 1 天 · Arrive in Sapporo
Take the JR Rapid from New Chitose Airport to Sapporo (approx. 40 minutes); do not pick up your rental car yet.
住宿：札幌站周邊
第 2 天 · Day Trip to Otaru Canal
Take the JR from Sapporo Station to Otaru (approx. 35 minutes), explore on foot, and return in the evening.
住宿：札幌站周邊
第 3 天 · Pick Up Car & Drive to Furano
美瑛·富良野（富田農場（富良野薰衣草田）、富良野乳酪工房、森林精靈陽台）
Pick up your rental car in Sapporo and drive to Furano via the highway and national route (approx. 2 hours).
住宿：富良野站周邊
第 4 天 · Blue Pond & Biei Hills
美瑛·富良野（美瑛青池、白鬚瀑布、四季彩之丘、新榮之丘展望公園、Ken & Mary之樹）
Drive from Furano to the Blue Pond (approx. 1 hour), then explore Shikisai-no-Oka and the Patchwork Road (approx. 2 hours driving in total).
住宿：美瑛町
第 5 天 · Asahiyama Zoo to Sounkyo Gorge
旭川（旭山動物園） → 大雪山·層雲峽（銀河·流星瀑布、黑嶽索道）
Drive from Biei to the zoo (approx. 40 minutes), then continue via the Asahikawa-Monbetsu Expressway to Sounkyo Gorge (approx. 1 hour).
住宿：層雲峽溫泉
第 6 天 · Cross Sekihoku Pass to Abashiri
Drive from Sounkyo Gorge via Sekihoku Pass and Kitami to Abashiri (approx. 2.5 hours).
住宿：網走站周邊
第 7 天 · Along the Sea of Okhotsk to Shiretoko
網走（小清水原生花園） → 知床（天之路展望台、奧辛科辛瀑布、奧隆科巖、夕陽台）
Drive from Abashiri along the coast to Utoro (approx. 1.5 hours), stopping at gardens and waterfalls along the way.
住宿：烏特羅
第 8 天 · Shiretoko Five Lakes & Cruise
知床（知床五湖、弗雷佩瀑布（知床自然中心）、知床觀光船（烏特羅港））
Drive from Utoro to the Five Lakes (approx. 30 minutes), then return to the port in the afternoon for a boat cruise.
Regulations for the Five Lakes ground trails change based on bear activity; check in advance.
住宿：烏特羅
第 9 天 · Cross Shiretoko Pass to Notsuke
知床（知床峠、羅臼國後展望塔） → 根室·野付半島（標津三文魚科學館、野付半島椴原）
Drive from Utoro over the Shiretoko Pass to Rausu (approx. 40 minutes), then head south along the coast to Odainoppu (approx. 1.5 hours).
住宿：尾岱沼
第 10 天 · Cape Nosappu, the Easternmost Point
Drive from Odainoppu via Lake Furen to Nemuro (approx. 1.5 hours), then make a round trip to Cape Nosappu (approx. 1 hour).
住宿：根室站周邊
第 11 天 · Kiritappu Coast to Kushiro
根室·野付半島（落石岬、霧多布岬（湯沸岬）、霧多布溼原） → 釧路·阿寒（摩周·屈斜路）（幣舞橋、釧路漁人碼頭 MOO（岸壁爐端））
Drive from Nemuro via Ochiishi and Kiritappu along the coast to Kushiro (approx. 3 hours).
Sea fog is common in summer; drive slowly with your headlights on along coastal roads.
住宿：釧路市區
第 12 天 · Kushiro Marsh to Lake Mashu
釧路·阿寒（摩周·屈斜路）（釧路溼原細岡展望台、塘路湖與釧路川獨木舟、摩周湖（第一展望台）、硫黃山（Atosanupuri）、屈斜路湖砂湯）
Drive from Kushiro via Hosooka and Toro north to Lake Mashu (approx. 1.5 hours), then continue to Kawayu (approx. 30 minutes).
住宿：川湯溫泉
第 13 天 · Bihoro Pass to Lake Akan
釧路·阿寒（摩周·屈斜路）（和琴半島、美幌峠、雙湖台、阿寒湖（綠球藻與遊船）、Bokke 泥火山、阿寒湖阿伊努村）
Drive from Kawayu via Bihoro Pass and Lake Onneto (Sokodai) to Lake Akan (approx. 1 hour), and take a boat cruise in the afternoon.
住宿：阿寒湖溫泉
第 14 天 · Cross the Mountains to Tokachi-Obihiro
釧路·阿寒（摩周·屈斜路）（Onneto 湖） → 帶廣·十勝（Naitai高原牧場、豚丼發祥店 Pancho、六花亭帶廣本店）
Drive from Lake Akan via Ashoro and Kamishihoro to Obihiro (approx. 2.5 hours in total).
住宿：帶廣站周邊
第 15 天 · Tokachi Millennium Forest to New Chitose
Drive from Obihiro to Shimizu (approx. 1 hour), then take the Doto Expressway back to New Chitose Airport (approx. 2.5 hours).